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Kluber Expands India Lubes Plant

May 24, 2024

Kluber Lubrication announced it will expand its factory in Mysore, India, to increase the amount of specialty lubricants ...

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Oronite to Boost China Output

May 24, 2024

Chevron Oronite announced Wednesday its final investment decision to expand its lubricant additive facility in Ningbo, i ...

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Caspian to Build Rerefinery Near Baku

May 21, 2024

Bulgaria’s Caspian Lubricants Recycling announced plans to invest in a new base oil rerefinery near Baku, Azerbaijan, ...

Profits Up for Yushiro, KH Neochem

Profits Up for Yushiro, KH Neochem

May 17, 2024

Yushiro Chemical reported increased fiscal-year net profit and sales for the quarter ended March 31, while specialty che ...

South Korea Base Oil Exports Fall

South Korea Base Oil Exports Fall

May 17, 2024

South Korea exported 19% less base oil at a 32% drop in reported value in April, according to data released earlier this ...

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Base Oil Output, Demand Rise in India

May 17, 2024

Refiners in India increased base oil production by 8% for the fiscal year ended March 31, leaning on a recent expansion ...

Profits Decline for GS Caltex, Thai Oil

Profits Decline for GS Caltex, Thai Oil

May 10, 2024

South Korea’s GS Caltex’s base oils and lubricants division reported a small decrease in operating profit for the fi ...

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Mitsubishi, Denka Form Fullerenes JV

May 3, 2024

Chemical maker Denka Co. has agreed to by a 50% stake of Mitsubishi Chemical’s Frontier Carbon Corp., forming a joint ...

Profits Down for SK Enmove, S-Oil

Profits Down for SK Enmove, S-Oil

May 3, 2024

The base oil and finished lubricant businesses of SK Enmove and S-Oil both reported declines in profits for the quarter ...

Japan’s Lube Production Slips

Japan’s Lube Production Slips

May 3, 2024

Finished lubricant production in Japan fell 22%, and domestic lubricant sales declined 13% in March, according to data r ...

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D-A Enlists Toll Blender in China

April 26, 2024

United States-based D-A Lubricant Co. announced it will establish its brand in Asia through a new partnership with Chine ...

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Chinese Blenders Aim to Differentiate

April 26, 2024

Major Chinese blenders believe investing in differentiation, efficiency and expansion is the only way to attract big cli ...

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Aramco Considers Stake in Hengli

April 26, 2024

Saudi Aramco said this week that it may take a minority stake in a Chinese oil company – a deal that would give it an ...

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China Diesel Oil Spec Nears Adoption

April 19, 2024

China is close to approving D1, the nation’s first diesel engine oil performance specification, a speaker from China N ...

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ExxonMobil Enlists EMB for South China

April 19, 2024

ExxonMobil has reached an agreement for its base stocks to be distributed in South China by EMB, a joint venture that al ...

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China Base Oil Exports on the Rise

April 12, 2024

China has for years been the world’s largest importers of base oils and barely an exporter, but both of those numbers ...

AP Oil Posts Lower Profits, Sales in 2023

AP Oil Posts Lower Profits, Sales in 2023

April 12, 2024

Singaporean lubricants blender AP Oil International Ltd. reported steep declines in net profit and sales revenue for 202 ...

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SK Forms Another Coolant Tie-up

April 12, 2024

SK Enmove has entered another partnership to develop and supply immersion coolants for data centers – this time teamin ...